Debates between Lord Touhig and Lord Tunnicliffe during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Tue 12th Sep 2017
Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [HL]
Grand Committee

Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords

Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Touhig and Lord Tunnicliffe
Lord Touhig Portrait Lord Touhig
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My Lords,

“The need for an Armed Forces Covenant is ever more relevant today”.


Those are the words of the very first sentence that the Defence Secretary wrote in the foreword to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2016. For once I find myself in complete agreement with Sir Michael Fallon—

Lord Tunnicliffe Portrait Lord Tunnicliffe (Lab)
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Don’t get carried away.